MICH AE L J. L AS INS KI
CURRICUL UM VI T AE
October 2014
Michael J. Lasinski is a founding member of 284 Partners, LLC, a professional services firm focused on intellectual property (IP) valuation, litigation consulting, IP strategy, and transactional services. Over the past nineteen years, Mr. Lasinski has consulted on hundreds of engagements pertaining to IP-centric transactions, IP valuations, and IP damages analyses.
Mr. Lasinski is a recognized expert on financial aspects of intellectual property. He is a Past-President of the Licensing Executives Society (LES), one of the country’s largest intellectual property licensing trade organizations. Mr. Lasinski was also named one of the World’s Leading IP Strategists by IAM 250. He is a past Division Chair for the Intellectual Property Section of the American Bar Association. He is the former Chair of the Valuation and Taxation Committee for LES and the former Vice Chair of the Intellectual Property Owners’ Valuation and Taxation Committee. Mr. Lasinski is a Certified Public Accountant and an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Illinois CPA Society. He is Certified in Financial Forensics by the AICPA and is a Certified Licensing Professional accredited by the LES.
Mr. Lasinski has been retained and has testified as an expert in Federal, ITC, state, tax and arbitration proceedings. Mr. Lasinski has also been retained by a Federal Monitor to set royalty rates for a company that was subject to a deferred prosecution agreement from the Department of Justice. He was instrumental in advising creditors and other interested parties on IP and financial issues related to the sale of Nortel’s patent portfolio for more than $4.5 billion. Mr. Lasinski’s consulting experience includes a broad cross-section of industries, including the advertising,
automotive, chemicals, computer hardware & software, consumer products, e-commerce, food & beverage, Internet, healthcare, life sciences, medical devices & related products, semiconductors, telecommunications, and wireless communications.
Mr. Lasinski has helped clients strategically manage their IP by creating global corporate organizations designed to maximize the current and future value of their intellectual property. His experience includes acquisitions,
divestitures, mergers, joint ventures and bankruptcy. He has been a financial advisor to creditor committees, private equity companies, venture capitalists and Fortune 500 companies on numerous occasions. Mr. Lasinski was selected to be one of the developers/reviewers of the American Society of Appraisers Advanced Valuation Courses. He has lectured on intellectual property valuation for university business schools, law schools, the USPTO and other regulatory agencies.
Prior to focusing on IP, Mr. Lasinski was an automotive engineer and OEM program manager. Mr. Lasinski developed software for remote keyless entry and anti-theft systems. He was also responsible for airbag diagnostics, in-vehicle phone systems and other products.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Managing Director & CEO, 284 Partners, 2010 – Present Managing Director, Capstone, 2009 – 2010
Managing Director, Ocean Tomo, 2006 – 2009
Executive Director, Center for Applied Innovation, 2005 – 2006 Vice President, Charles River Associates, 2004 – 2005
Managing Director, InteCap (now Charles River Associates), 1999 – 2004 Associate, IPC Group (now Charles River Associates), 1995 – 1999
Staff Accountant, Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers), 1994-1995 Program Manager, Ford Motor Company, 1989 – 1993
EDUCATION /
LICENSES /
PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS
M.B.A., Finance and Accounting, The University of Michigan, with High Distinction B.S.E.E., Electrical Engineering, The University of Michigan, Summa Cum Laude Licensed CPA (State of Illinois)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Illinois CPA Society
Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
Licensing Executives Society, Past President (former Valuation and Taxation Committee Chair) Certified Licensing Professional (CLP)
Intellectual Property Owners Organization, Founder and Former Vice Chair, Valuation and Taxation Committee
American Bar Association, Chair of the Intellectual Property Section Division, Former-Chair of the Economics of the Profession Committee
UNIVERSITY
INSTRUCTION
& IP VALUATION
COURSE
INSTRUCTION
Franklin Pierce Law Center John Marshall Law School
University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
UNIVERSITY
INSTRUCTION
& IP VALUATION
COURSE
INSTRUCTION
(CONT.)
US Chamber & USPTO to Chinese State Intellectual Property Office Multiple courses for:
Licensing Executives Society
American Bar Association
Intellectual Property Owners Organization
Industrial Research Institute
Many other IP Symposiums
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapter: The New Role of Intellectual Property in Commercial Transactions, Cumulative Supplement, 1997, with Andrew W. Carter. “Financial Accounting and Reporting Considerations, Supplementary Material”Article: “IP Survey Finds ‘Gap’ in Information,” les Nouvelles, Volume XXXIII No. 3, September 1998, with Daniel M. McGavock.
Book Chapter: Intellectual Property in the Global Marketplace, Volume 1, Valuation, Protection, Exploitation, and Electronic Commerce, 2nd Edition, Melvin Simensky, Lanning Bryer and Neil J. Wilkof, September 1999, with Andrew W. Carter. Chapter 8: “Financial Accounting and Reporting Considerations”
Book Chapter: Intellectual Property Assets in Mergers and Acquisitions, Lanning Bryer & Melvin Simensky, December 2001. Chapter 4: “Valuation of Intellectual Property Assets in Mergers and Acquisitions”
Article: “Investing in IP,” European CEO, November-December 2007.
Article: “Patent Attorney Malpractice: What’s the Value of Nonexistent Patent Rights?” Landslide (a publication of the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law), January/February 2010.
Article: “A look at licensing in the year ahead” IAM Licensing 250 2010: The World’s Leading Patent & Technology Licensing Lawyers (a publication of Intellectual Asset Magazine – The IP Media Group), December 2010
Article: “Introduction: A brief perspective on IP valuation” IP Value 2011 – An International Guide for the Boardroom (a publication of Intellectual Asset Magazine – The IP Media Group), January 2011
PUBLICATIONS
(CONT.)
Article: “25％ルール」を否定したUniloc判決の影響～会計・訴訟対 応の視点から～
” (Article about Uniloc published in Japanese) Nikkei IP Awareness, January 20, 2011,
co-authored with Kevin Arst
Article: “Licensing in 2011 and Beyond: Observations on Intellectual Property Quality, Value and Sale” WIPR, World Intellectual Property Review – Digest 2010, February 2011
EXPERT
TESTIMONY
Numatics, Inc. v. Balluff, Inc. and H.H. Barnum Company Case No. 2:13-cv-11049-DML-MKM
Industry: Industrial Automation Equipment
Venue: United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan Amazon.com, Inc. & Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Tax Court Docket No. 31197-12
Venue: United States Tax Court
In the Matter of: Certain Wireless Devices with 3G and/or 4G Capabilities and Components Thereof – Client ZTE Corporation
Investigation No.: 337-TA-868 Industry: Consumer Electronics
Venue: United States International Trade Commission NeoMedia, Inc. v. Scanbuy, Inc.
Case No.: 13 117 01730 12 Industry: Consumer Electronics
Venue: American Arbitration Association, New York
In the Matter of: Certain Wireless Devices with 3G Capabilities and Components Thereof – Client ZTE Corporation
Investigation No.: 337-TA-800 Industry: Consumer Electronics
Venue: United States International Trade Commission Multimedia Patent Trust v. Canon, Inc., Canon U.S.A., et al. Case No.: 10-cv-02618
Industry: Consumer Electronics
Venue: United States District Court, Southern District of California Realtime Data d/b/a/ IXO v. MetroPCS Texas, LLC, et al.
Case No.: 1:12-cv-10204 Industry: Telecommunications
EXPERT
TESTIMONY
(CONT.)
Warrior Sports, Inc. v. Dickinson Wright, PLLC, et al. Case No.: 09-cv-12102
Industry: Sports Equipment
Venue: United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan In Re: Eastman Kodak Company et al.
Case No.: 1:12-cv-10204 Industry: Digital Imaging
Venue: United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York Procter & Gamble Company v. United States of America
Case No.: 1:08-cv-00608
Industry: Pharmaceutical & Consumer Products
Venue: United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio Pittsburgh Standard Spine Co. v. Lanx, Inc.
Case No.: 1:09-cv-01062 Industry: Medical Devices
Venue: United States District Court, District of Colorado
MacroGenics, Inc. v. Centocor, Inc. and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. CPR File No.: G-09-08
Industry: Pharmaceutical
Venue: American Arbitration Association, New York
MiraVista Diagnostics et al. v. Indiana University R&D et al. Cause No. 49D04-0603-PL-009827
Industry: Medical Devices Venue: Indiana State Court
Vaxiion Therapeutics, Inc. v. Foley & Lardner, LLP et al. Case No.: 3:07-cv-00280
Industry: Pharmaceutical & Medical products
Venue: United States District Court, Southern District of California Minerals Technologies, Inc. v. Commissioner
Docket No.: 21386-10
Industry: General Manufacturing Venue: United States Tax Court
Schütz Container Systems, Inc. v. Mauser Corp. and National Container Group, LLC Case No.: 1:09-cv-03609
Industry: Shipping Containers
EXPERT
TESTIMONY
(CONT.)
In re: Composite Technologies Corporation, et al. Case No.: 8:11-bk-15058
Industry: General Manufacturing
Venue: United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California Joseph Chernesky v. Ronald Epstein et al.
Case No.: 491041
Industry: Patent Monetization
Venue: Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo
Service Employees International Union, CTW/CLC et al. v. SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West, et al.
Case No.: 3:09-cv-0404 Industry: Labor Union
Venue: United States District Court, Northern District of California Frank T. Shum v. Intel Corporation et al.
Case No.: 4:02-cv-03262
Industry: Telecommunications Equipment
Venue: United States District Court, Northern District of California DigaComm, LLC v. Vehicle Safety and Compliance, LLC et al. Industry: Telecommunications Equipment
Venue: American Arbitration Association, Delaware Landmark Screens, LLC v. Pennie & Edmonds, et al. Case No.: 74 194 Y 01059 60 DEAR
Industry: General Electronics
Venue: American Arbitration Association
Simpliance, Inc., et al. v. WM. Bruce Davis, Esq. Case No.: A0503866
Industry: Software
Venue: Hamilton County, Ohio Municipal Court
Procter & Gamble Company, and Subsidiaries et al. v. United States of America Case No.: 1:05-cv-00355
Industry: Consumer Products
Venue: United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company, Inc. v. Visteon Corporation Case No.: 1:03-cv-01030
Industry: Automotive Components